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synovitis, toxic, transient synovitis, toxic synovitis, condition affecting children that causes, hip pain, limping, toxic synovitis, frequent cause of limping, hip pain in children, occurs in children, onset of puberty, transient arthritis, the hip that, resolves on its own, its cause in not known but boys, affected more frequently than girls, 4 to 1, generally include hip pain, a slight limp, hip pain always involves only one side, unilateral, a low grade fever, less than 101 degrees, an early symptom, aside, hip discomfort, child, does not, appear ill, toxic synovitis, diagnosis of exclusion, that it is diagnosed, serious conditions, have been ruled out, in children, three potentially serious diseases, cause hip pain, limp, septic hip, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, legg-calve-perthes disease, once these other diagnoses have been excluded, diagnosis of toxic synovitis, most common of all these diseases, hip pain, on one side only, limp, thigh pain, in front, toward the middle, knee pain, low grade fever, less than 101 degrees fahrenheit, ultrasound, the hip, demonstrate a joint effusion, x-ray, the hip, expected to be normal, esr slightly elevated, complete blood count, increased white cells, test occasionally, rule out other causes, hip pain, aspiration of fluid, hip joint, bone scan, mri, treatment often includes limiting activity to make the child more comfortable, no danger associated, performing normal activities, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, nsaids, prescribed to reduce pain, hip pain resolves, a week to 10 days, toxic synovitis, self-limited disease, no expected long-term complications, child's health care provider, child has unexplained hip pain, a limp, associated fever, child has a diagnosis of toxic synovitis should call hip pain persists longer than 10 days, pain gets worse, a high fever develops.